Kid Focused Events

Race Day Schedule
6:30-7:45am Packet Pickup
7:55am Kids Dash (Meet at the Start Line and we will walk participants out to the starting area)
8:00am National Anthem and Race Start!

Country music artists and musicians can win special awards for their music, but you can dream up and design an award of your own for a personal achievement.

Members of Kenny Chesney’s No Shoes Nation fan community fly their very own pirate flags, which symbolize the easygoing, live-in-the-moment lifestyle that defines Chesney and the people who love his music.

Come make friendship bracelets with us! Concertgoers everywhere are trading bracelets with fellow fans and their favorite artists to symbolize friendship and unity.

Come make friendship bracelets with us! Concertgoers everywhere are trading bracelets with fellow fans and their favorite artists to symbolize friendship and unity.

Kenny Chesney’s #1 hit “American Kids” celebrates the individuality of creative young people.

Learn the Watusi, the mashed potato, the twist, and the pony to Wilson Pickett’s hit “Land of 1000 Dances.” Recorded at FAME Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, the song—which went to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100—is recognized as one of Pickett’s gre

Learn the Watusi, the mashed potato, the twist, and the pony to Wilson Pickett’s hit “Land of 1000 Dances.” Recorded at FAME Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, the song—which went to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100—is recognized as one of Pickett’s gre

Sing, dance, and play as a family at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum the second Saturday of each month.

Let your creativity loose in this hands-on experience, open to those 13 years and older accompanied by an adult.

Pitney Meyer is a collaboration between guitarist Mo Pitney and banjo player John Meyer.

Cleve Francis is a dual pioneer: both a Black recording artist in country music and a respected cardiologist who led his own medical practice.

Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter Paul Kramer has been making music in Nashville for more than thirty years.

Nashville-based and Miami-raised singer-songwriter Ana Cristina Cash has developed an eclectic sound informed by the variety of genres her Cuban parents exposed her to when she was a child.

Cowboy boots can add flair to an outfit but are also sturdy enough for hard work and long journeys. Inspired by fashionable footwear featured in the Museum galleries, young designers will create boot patterns to reflect their own personalities.

Dolly Parton’s down-to-earth lyrics and Tennessee charm have inspired people for decades. Which of her iconic lyrics speaks to you? Come illustrate your favorite Parton lyric using watercolor materials.

Cowboy boots can add flair to an outfit but are also sturdy enough for hard work and long journeys. Inspired by fashionable footwear featured in the Museum galleries, young designers will create boot patterns to reflect their own personalities.

Bow a fiddle, pluck a banjo, and strum a ukulele! The Musical Instrument Petting Zoo offers budding musicians a chance to try new and familiar instruments. Instructors will offer guidance as you try your hand at all the instruments at the zoo.

Celebrating our 17th year in 2026, the National Banana Pudding Festival celebrates the ultimate Southern Treat: Banana Pudding.

Luis Espaillat is a genre-defying bassist who has performed with country acts such as Trace Adkins, Cowboy Troy, Brett Eldredge, Colt Ford, Lee Greenwood, Ty Herndon, Jamie O’Neal, Jo Dee Messina, Jon Pardi, Pam Tillis, and Lee Ann Womack; singer-

The museum will honor Trey Fanjoy at its upcoming 18th annual Louise Scruggs Memorial Forum. Fanjoy will discuss her more than 30 years as an award-winning music video and film director, producer and creative director.

Join us for a fun-filled session of crafting and self-expression!

Whether they’re for function or fashion, sunglasses help complete an outfit. Some country artists even use them to create a signature look.

Whether they’re for function or fashion, sunglasses help complete an outfit. Some country artists even use them to create a signature look.

Luke Dick co-wrote Ella Langley’s Academy of Country Music 2026 Song of the Year award–winning single “Choosin’ Texas” and Miranda Lambert’s Grammy-nominated single “Bluebird,” as well as Dierks Bentley’s “Burning Man,” featuring Brothers Osborne;

Young artists will create their own colorful suncatchers, inspired by the signature stained-glass windows at the Ryman Auditorium.

Young artists will create their own colorful suncatchers, inspired by the signature stained-glass windows at the Ryman Auditorium.

Race Day Schedule

6:30-7:45am Packet Pickup
7:55am Kids Dash (Meet at the Start Line and we will walk participants out to the starting area)
8:00am National Anthem and Race Start!

Race Day Schedule
6:30-7:45am Packet Pickup
7:55am Kids Dash (Meet at the Start Line and we will walk participants out to the starting area)
8:00am National Anthem and Race Start!

Nashville parents: registration for The Center for Courageous Kids (CCK) summer sessions is now available!

Come to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum for Halloween fun! We’re throwing a party to celebrate the spooky and silly parts of the season.

Young artists will create their own colorful suncatchers, inspired by the signature stained-glass windows at the Ryman Auditorium.

Young artists will create their own colorful suncatchers, inspired by the signature stained-glass windows at the Ryman Auditorium.

Young artists will create their own colorful suncatchers, inspired by the signature stained-glass windows at the Ryman Auditorium.

Young artists will create their own colorful suncatchers, inspired by the signature stained-glass windows at the Ryman Auditorium.

Saturday & Sunday, October 17-18, 2026
100+ Local Vendors, 25+ Food Vendors, LIVE entertainment, photography and quilt displays, Kiddie Korner, and so much more! Admission is FREE.

Open May - September Check website for Specific Dates

THERE IS ALWAYS FUN TO BE HAD AT NASHVILLE ZOO.

August 13-22, 2026

The La Vergne Fall Festival for 2026 is scheduled for Saturday, September 12. We will have the traditional parade on Saturday morning followed by a day of fun and entertainment.